Spivey, Victoria
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Name (Latin)
Spivey, Victoria
Other forms of name
Lucas, Jane, 1906-1976
Spivey, Queen Victoria
Spivey, Vicky
Spivey, Victoria (Victoria Regina), 1906-1976
Date of birth
1906-10-15
Date of death
1976-10-03
Place of birth
Houston (Tex.)
Place of death
New York (N.Y.)
Field of activity
blues
Blues (Music)
Occupation
Singers
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Victoria Regina
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Hallelujah [MP] 1929:
- Spann, O. Up in the Queen's Pad! [SR] 198-?:
- Southern, E. Bio. dict. of Afro-Amer. and African musicians
- Harris, S. Blues ww, c1979
Wikipedia description:
Victoria Regina Spivey (October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976), sometimes known as Queen Victoria, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and record company founder. During a recording career that spanned 40 years, from 1926 to the mid-1960s, she worked with Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Luis Russell, Lonnie Johnson, and Bob Dylan. She also performed in vaudeville and clubs, sometimes with her sister Addie "Sweet Peas" (or "Sweet Pease") Spivey (August 22, 1910 – 1943), also known as the Za Zu Girl. Among her compositions are "Black Snake Blues" (1926), "Dope Head Blues" (1927), and "Organ Grinder Blues" (1928). In 1961, she co-founded Spivey Records with one of her husbands, Len Kunstadt.
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